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Beyoncé May Be Joining Brad Pitt, Ryan Gosling, and Christian Bale in The Big Short

It was announced a few months ago that a verifiable A-list trifecta—Brad Pitt, Christian Bale, and Ryan Gosling—would be co-starring in the adaptation of The Big Short, Michael Lewis’s book about the housing and credit bubble of the early 2000s (which unfortunately does not include a central love triangle between three strapping 40-something men, to be played by Pitt, Gosling, and Bale). The cast, as if it needed it, received an added jolt of star power with the addition of recent Oscar nominee Steve Carell (Adam McKay—best known for writing comedies like Anchorman and Talladega Nights—wrote the script, and will be directing).

And now—despite all of these high-profile players—the entire enterprise may be overshadowed by the addition of perhaps the highest-profile of high-profile players: one Beyoncé. This morning, Lewis appeared on CBS This Morning, where he revealed the film would begin shooting today in New Orleans. (Bale arrived in New Orleans this weekend, looking surprisingly Hemsworth-ian.) And then Lewis ran through the cast members: “An incredible cast . . . Christian Bale, Ryan Gosling, Steve Carell . . . and I think Beyoncé.” “AND I THINK BEYONCE”!?!?!? ONE CAN’T JUST CASUALLY DROP THAT DURING A MORNING SHOW INTERVIEW WITH NO FURTHER EXPLANATION, MICHAEL LEWIS!

Beyoncé hasn’t appeared in a film since 2009’s Obsessed, though she voiced the character of the appropriately royal Queen Tara in 2013’s Epic, and shared screen time with Blake Lively and Jake Gyllenhaal in a teaser video for her tour with Jay Z last year. If this is true, it makes sense that Beyoncé waited for a project with adequate star-power heft to make her return to the silver screen. “Pitt, Gosling, Bale, and Carell? Sure, O.K., I’ll consider it.”

Update: Gossip Cop is reporting that Beyoncé is not going to be appearing in the film, per a Paramount source. We will post any additional information as it becomes available.